Sept 15 2005
VIVA
LA INDEPENDENCIA!
I invite Tejanos and
Tejanas in Texas and all over the world, as well as others with
Spanish sur-names or Spanish and Indigenous mix living in other
southwestern states, that were successful in the final struggle of
Independence from Spain in 1821 to join in the 184 anniversary
celebration. On the 15th of September 1810 Miguel Hidalgo y
Costia rang the bell at Dolores Hidalgo declaring "Viva La
Independencia" from Spain. It was not until 1821 that Spain
conceded and La Nueva Espana became independent. Finally in 1824
the Republic of Mexico was established and included Tejas and all
the territory later lost by Mexico to the United States after the
Mexican/United States war in 1848.
I am not sure how many
others before me have expressed the view, that all United States
citizens with the above ancestry now living in the above mentioned
territories should learn and celebrate this other part of their
proud ancestral heritage.
On the 15th of September
let us all join in on the celebration and proudly exclaim and
proclaim " VIVA LA INDEPENDENCIA"
("LONG LIVE INDEPENDENCE") from Spain.
Mr. Rudy Tejano' Peña,
VIVA TEJAS ...VIVAN LOS TEJANOS Y TEJANAS!
